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Seeing the tabs in Vi

I was trying to resolve some tabs vs. spaces issues in my code, and realised that I was using a combination of both.Thankfully vi has a recipe for that.In my ~/.vimrc file, I added this: -set listset...

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GoLang - weirdness with "panic: assignment to entry in nil map"

I kept seeing this: ---- FAIL: TestClient (0.00s)panic: assignment to entry in nil map [recovered]panic: assignment to entry in nil mapgoroutine 5...

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More tales from a GoLang newbie ... expected 'IDENT', found 'break'

I'm adopting, and loving, Microsoft Visual Studio Code ( VSCode ) for all my GoLang needs, but was somewhat confused by this: -expected 'IDENT', found 'break'This is my code: -package breakimport...

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MainframerZ meetup at Mediaocean, London - Thursday 20 June 2019

Come along to meet other Z professionals, and grow your network. Listen to a series of lightning talks from a range of people currently working in the Z space, and help shape the future of this...

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The Modern Mainframe Developer Hands On Drop-In Centre - Thursday, May 2, 2019

Come along at any time, grab a machine and away you go. Refreshments and snacks will be provided. This first meetup is funded by IBM.The following labs will be provided:> Lab: IBM Eclipse Mainframe...

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Input validation of REST requests using GoLang

This is an ongoing W-I-P, as I look at a set of RESTful services that I'm co-developing using Go ( aka GoLang ).Two things that have been of immense use are: -Validating Data Structures And Variables...

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Go and Glide - Problems with Update - Cannot detect VCS

I saw this today: -glide updatewhich returns: -[WARN]Unable to checkout crypto/tls[ERROR]Error looking for crypto/tls: Cannot detect VCSI'm using Glide 0.13.2, and Go versions 1.10.6 and 1.11.5.Using...

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Postman on macOS - Where are my Windows ?

Having used Postman for the past few months, mainly to poke REST APIs, I hit an interesting issue last night, whereby the main Postman window refused to appear even though I'd left it open when I...

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LinuxONE for Dummies

As more companies transform their infrastructures with hybrid cloud services, they require environments that protect the safety of their intellectual property, such as data and business rules.LinuxONE...

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Setting Authorization Headers in IBM API Connect Test and Monitor

I've recently started exploring the IBM API Connect Test and Monitor tool on IBM Cloud here: -https://www.ibm.com/cloud/api-connect/api-testand was having some fun n' games setting an HTTP Header,...

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IBM Cloud Private 3.2 is out ! With added Multicloud Manager....

From the announcement letter here: -IBM Cloud Private V3.2 adds IBM Multicloud Manager, an integrated solution purpose-built to help modernize your applications to cloud native deploymentsand the...

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It's been a while - C++ and the case of the missing headers

Whilst trying to compile some code on my Linux box which, of course, is an IBM mainframe running Ubuntu, I was seeing this: -/usr/include/features.h:424:12: fatal error: sys/cdefs.h: No such file or...

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MainframerZ meetup at Mediaocean in London - Thursday 20 June 2019

Just a reminder that we're only three weeks away from the next MainframerZ Meetup ....Here's the deets: _MainframerZ meetup at Mediaoceanand here's the current agenda: -Dave Hay - The flexibility of...

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Book Review - You'll See This Message When It Is Too Late - The Legal and...

This is another of my irregular series of book reviews for the British Computer Society (BCS), who kindly provided me with a review hard-copy of this publication.You'll See This Message When It Is Too...

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Glide and Permissions - "Unable to update repository: exit status 255"

When using Go and Glide, one may see messages such as this: -[WARN]Download failed.[ERROR]Update failed for github.com/gorilla/securecookie: Unable to update repository: exit status 255[WARN]Download...

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Apple and HP - Not playing nicely - AirPrint and Bonjour and WiFi bands

Fun discovery after new ADSL modem/router/WAP acquisition ..... Draytek Vigor 2762ac .... AirPrint to HP deskjet via Bonjour gets borked ....I couldn't print from my iOS devices, unless I brought them...

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IBM Cloud Blog

Including content such as: -IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Is Now Generally AvailableWe’re pleased to announce IBM Cloud VPC is GA in the Dallas, Frankfurt and Tokyo regions.Tutorial: Virtual...

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Practising Clean Code in Node.JS

One of my friends hosted a rather excellent Lunch and Learn session today, talking about the benefits of Clean Code, and referenced a book by Robert C. Martin, named: -Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile...

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IBM Z defines the future of hybrid cloud

Some useful insights on the ever-moving world of IBM Z, including: -Tailored Fit Pricing for IBM Z...The hallmark of this model is that pricing adjusts with usage, removing the need for complex and...

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IBM Systems Magazine - Secure Service Containers area Virtual Appliance...

I'm reading, and re-reading, this: -IBM Systems Magazine - Secure Service Containers area Virtual Appliance Framework for Sensitive Workloadsready to present on the whole wonderful world of containers...

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